Alex Pazaitis
Biographic Data
| ID | 2744616 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex Pazaitis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex |
| FAMILY NAME | Pazaitis |
| SIGNATURE | PAZAITIS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tallinn University of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4998-304X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 83 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Sufficiency values through commoning relationality: Exploring a network of community initiatives in northern Greece
In the face of ever-accelerating climate change and ecological degradation, the concept of sufficiency has been proposed as a way to achieve socio-ecological sustainability. Sufficiency implies limits on consumption and production, thus making it incompatible with capitalism’s notion of constantly increasing production and expansion. Commoning as a social practice is argued to contrast capitalist practices and relations. Therefore we propose a co…
Speaking out: The Elephant in the room - Why degrowth alternatives matter in organization
In this article we Speak Out for counter-hegemonic perspectives in degrowth management and organization studies (MOS) and the organizing practices it informs. We operationalize the concept of hegemony to identify common pitfalls and structural constraints of alternative organizing, understanding degrowth as a subset of them. We highlight how capitalist hegemony conditions the reality of organizations, while subjecting alternatives to a constant s…
“A Sane Island in an Ocean of Madness”: A Case of Alternative Organisational Ethics Through Post-Growth Values
Unprecedented runaway climate change and ecological degradation is argued to be caused by the dominant capitalist mode of production’s reliance on endless economic growth and capital accumulation. Businesses and organisations are expected to act in an ecologically and socially ethical way to help avert the crisis. Yet, there has arguably been little progress in this direction. The conventional ethical frameworks are generally subsumed under capit…
Reframing Innovation for Post-growth: Lessons from Patent Discourses in 3D Printing
While traditional science, technology and innovation (STI) policy has emphasised protecting intellectual property through patents and copyright, evidence suggests these tools may not optimally serve both innovators and society. Alternative innovation approaches based on openness and shared technology are emerging that could better address societal needs while supporting more sustainable production. We examine the development of 3D printing techno…
Beyond high-tech versus low-tech: A tentative framework for sustainable urban data governance
Technological imaginaries have been increasingly shaping the future perceptions of cities. From artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology to three-dimensional printing, high-tech artifacts are very often the premises of such imaginaries. However, technology does not only refer to artifacts. Technology also encompasses the processes around the artifacts: how the artifacts are designed, manufactured, used, maintained, and disposed. …
Are the most influential websites peer-produced or price-incentivized? Organizing value in the digital economy
In 2006, Harvard Law School Professor Yochai Benkler proposed a wager to technology and society author Nicholas Carr. Benkler argued that by 2011 the most influential websites would be based on content produced by people engaged in peer production. Carr maintained that the lure of money and the corporate hierarchies will be more effective. So, after 15 years, who has really won the bet? Are the most influential websites peer-produced or price-inc…
Towards a Theory of Value as a Commons
This essay aspires to explore the contours of a theory of value based on the commons. Its starting point is an understanding of value as a means through which empirical economic phenomena are guided by an underlying structure. Value is understood as the way people’s actions become meaningful to them within a broader social whole defined by the said structure. We approach the digital commons as such a social whole, articulated by distinct value pr…
Counter-Hegemonic Decision Premises in Commons-Based Peer Production: A Degrowth Case Study
Capitalism is evidently the main cause of ecological degradation, climate change and social inequality. Degrowth as a counter-hegemony opposes the capitalist imperatives of economic growth and capital accumulation and radically seeks to transform society towards sustainability. This has strong political economic implications. Economic organisations and modes of production are essential in overcoming capitalist hegemony. This article investigates …
Should We Look for a Hero to Save Us from the Coronavirus? The Commons as an Alternative Trajectory for Social Change
The coronavirus outbreak has come in the aftermath of other concerning and disastrous events, from the rainforest fires in the Amazon to the wildfires of Australia. So far, the political response worldwide has been limited to identifying the villain and the hero who will first invent the life-saving vaccine. However, in a time of crisis, it is becoming obvious that the problem is not external but rather embedded and systemic. We argue that a poli…
Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto
Not since Marx identified the manufacturing plants of Manchester as the blueprint for the new capitalist society has there been a more profound transformation of the fundamentals of our social life. As capitalism faces a series of structural crises, a new social, political and economic dynamic is emerging: peer to peer. What is peer to peer? Why is it essential for building a commons-centric future? How could this happen? These are the questions …
Blockchain and value systems in the sharing economy: The illustrative case of Backfeed
A peer-to-peer approach to energy production
Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto
Not since Marx identified the manufacturing plants of Manchester as the blueprint for the new capitalist society has there been a more profound transformation of the fundamentals of our social life. As capitalism faces a series of structural crises, a new social, political and economic dynamic is emerging: peer to peer. What is peer to peer? Why is it essential for building a commons-centric future? How could this happen? These are the questions …
Blockchain and value systems in the sharing economy: The illustrative case of Backfeed
A peer-to-peer approach to energy production
Beyond high-tech versus low-tech: A tentative framework for sustainable urban data governance
Technological imaginaries have been increasingly shaping the future perceptions of cities. From artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology to three-dimensional printing, high-tech artifacts are very often the premises of such imaginaries. However, technology does not only refer to artifacts. Technology also encompasses the processes around the artifacts: how the artifacts are designed, manufactured, used, maintained, and disposed. …
Towards a Theory of Value as a Commons
This essay aspires to explore the contours of a theory of value based on the commons. Its starting point is an understanding of value as a means through which empirical economic phenomena are guided by an underlying structure. Value is understood as the way people’s actions become meaningful to them within a broader social whole defined by the said structure. We approach the digital commons as such a social whole, articulated by distinct value pr…
A peer-to-peer approach to energy production
Blockchain and value systems in the sharing economy: The illustrative case of Backfeed
Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto
Not since Marx identified the manufacturing plants of Manchester as the blueprint for the new capitalist society has there been a more profound transformation of the fundamentals of our social life. As capitalism faces a series of structural crises, a new social, political and economic dynamic is emerging: peer to peer. What is peer to peer? Why is it essential for building a commons-centric future? How could this happen? These are the questions …
Should We Look for a Hero to Save Us from the Coronavirus? The Commons as an Alternative Trajectory for Social Change
The coronavirus outbreak has come in the aftermath of other concerning and disastrous events, from the rainforest fires in the Amazon to the wildfires of Australia. So far, the political response worldwide has been limited to identifying the villain and the hero who will first invent the life-saving vaccine. However, in a time of crisis, it is becoming obvious that the problem is not external but rather embedded and systemic. We argue that a poli…
Counter-Hegemonic Decision Premises in Commons-Based Peer Production: A Degrowth Case Study
Capitalism is evidently the main cause of ecological degradation, climate change and social inequality. Degrowth as a counter-hegemony opposes the capitalist imperatives of economic growth and capital accumulation and radically seeks to transform society towards sustainability. This has strong political economic implications. Economic organisations and modes of production are essential in overcoming capitalist hegemony. This article investigates …
Are the most influential websites peer-produced or price-incentivized? Organizing value in the digital economy
In 2006, Harvard Law School Professor Yochai Benkler proposed a wager to technology and society author Nicholas Carr. Benkler argued that by 2011 the most influential websites would be based on content produced by people engaged in peer production. Carr maintained that the lure of money and the corporate hierarchies will be more effective. So, after 15 years, who has really won the bet? Are the most influential websites peer-produced or price-inc…
Towards a Theory of Value as a Commons
This essay aspires to explore the contours of a theory of value based on the commons. Its starting point is an understanding of value as a means through which empirical economic phenomena are guided by an underlying structure. Value is understood as the way people’s actions become meaningful to them within a broader social whole defined by the said structure. We approach the digital commons as such a social whole, articulated by distinct value pr…
Beyond high-tech versus low-tech: A tentative framework for sustainable urban data governance
Technological imaginaries have been increasingly shaping the future perceptions of cities. From artificial intelligence and distributed ledger technology to three-dimensional printing, high-tech artifacts are very often the premises of such imaginaries. However, technology does not only refer to artifacts. Technology also encompasses the processes around the artifacts: how the artifacts are designed, manufactured, used, maintained, and disposed. …
“A Sane Island in an Ocean of Madness”: A Case of Alternative Organisational Ethics Through Post-Growth Values
Unprecedented runaway climate change and ecological degradation is argued to be caused by the dominant capitalist mode of production’s reliance on endless economic growth and capital accumulation. Businesses and organisations are expected to act in an ecologically and socially ethical way to help avert the crisis. Yet, there has arguably been little progress in this direction. The conventional ethical frameworks are generally subsumed under capit…
Reframing Innovation for Post-growth: Lessons from Patent Discourses in 3D Printing
While traditional science, technology and innovation (STI) policy has emphasised protecting intellectual property through patents and copyright, evidence suggests these tools may not optimally serve both innovators and society. Alternative innovation approaches based on openness and shared technology are emerging that could better address societal needs while supporting more sustainable production. We examine the development of 3D printing techno…
Sufficiency values through commoning relationality: Exploring a network of community initiatives in northern Greece
In the face of ever-accelerating climate change and ecological degradation, the concept of sufficiency has been proposed as a way to achieve socio-ecological sustainability. Sufficiency implies limits on consumption and production, thus making it incompatible with capitalism’s notion of constantly increasing production and expansion. Commoning as a social practice is argued to contrast capitalist practices and relations. Therefore we propose a co…
Speaking out: The Elephant in the room - Why degrowth alternatives matter in organization
In this article we Speak Out for counter-hegemonic perspectives in degrowth management and organization studies (MOS) and the organizing practices it informs. We operationalize the concept of hegemony to identify common pitfalls and structural constraints of alternative organizing, understanding degrowth as a subset of them. We highlight how capitalist hegemony conditions the reality of organizations, while subjecting alternatives to a constant s…
Economics (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Commons (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (5 works) · Management and Organizational Studies (4 works) · Business (3 works)